Sometimes I make jokes that go over the recipient's head (almost never directed at them); it makes them feel a bit dumb and either makes me look like a jerk or poor at communicating.
I've tried to pay a lot more to context (what do I know about the person whom I'm talking to? what are their interests? what do they probably know about, and what not?), but it's still a work in progress.
In the meantime, most of my jokes, puns, or wit will get cut.
Sometimes I make jokes that go over the recipient's head (almost never directed at them); it makes them feel a bit dumb and either makes me look like a jerk or poor at communicating.
I've tried to pay a lot more to context (what do I know about the person whom I'm talking to? what are their interests? what do they probably know about, and what not?), but it's still a work in progress.
In the meantime, most of my jokes, puns, or wit will get cut.